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FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
In the book The Lucky Country, the late author Donald Horne provides a piercing assessment of Australia in 1964, stating that its prosperity is derived from good fortune rather than industriousness or ambition. He ruminated about the future challenges ...

Inflation hits 3.8% in October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
Inflation rose 3.8% in the year to October, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), beating market expectations of 3.6%. The largest contributors to annual inflation were housing (+5.9%), clothing and footwear (5.4%), education (5.4%) ...

AMP launches new digital financial advice tools

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
AMP has launched a series of new digital advice solutions to provide members with personalised retirement plans. The recent enhancements include streamlined access to three new retirement sub-journeys and a retirement planner. Through the new digital ...

IFM head of global real estate resigns

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Chris Chapple, head of global real estate at IFM Investors, is leaving the asset manager to pursue other opportunities. The industry fund-owned investment manager said Chapple had decided to resign after finalising the integration of the ISPT and IFM ...

RBA says it can 'afford to be patient' on rate decisions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) November meeting minutes revealed there are ongoing concerns amongst board members about Australia's economy. While board members noted the central projection was for the economy to remain broadly in balance, and ...

ASIC acts against MWL, its director and lead generator

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... Australians was put at risk by the alleged misconduct. "ASIC will seek to allege that MWL and Imperial were involved in a project which resulted in the superannuation of hundreds of Australians being invested into a high-risk scheme," she said. "Instead ...

Uniting Financial Services appoints chief executive

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... who has led UFS as acting chief executive. We thank John for his leadership and for spearheading the platform migration project, which has been a significant undertaking for UFS this year," it said.

QIC increases investment in Tilt Renewables

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... Fowler said. "It follows completion of New South Wales' largest operating wind farm, Rye Park, in 2024 and our first BESS project in the Latrobe Valley coming online earlier this year, demonstrating Tilt's proven track record of delivering new generation ...

NRFC invests in brain-computer interface devices

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... Apple, Nvidia, Amazon and Open AI. NRFC is a key investor in Syncron's $305 million Series D funding round. The BCI device project is one of many in Synchron's long-term vision of training AI on the cognitive functions of the brain, enabling the development ...

Super moves: AustralianSuper,HESTA, Rest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
AustralianSuper's Susan Alexander has departed after a 15-year career with the $387 billion superannuation giant, spanning senior roles in both Australia and the United States. Alexander most recently served as principal of member and investments ...